He wielded considerable influence over the party's federal counterparts as well.

If a potential conflict is found, the local authorities would then discuss alternatives with their federal counterparts.

State regulators have shamed their federal counterparts into action before.

But state parks are frequently a step behind their federal counterparts in terms of Internet capability, making online research difficult at times.

In Connecticut, education officials are squabbling with their federal counterparts over just which schools should be on that state's list.

The riding was created in 1999, to match its federal counterpart.

The salvage campaign soon became known to its federal counterpart.

State authorities found the calls came from out of state, and so brought in their federal counterparts.

New York state's wilderness areas are managed in a way essentially similar to their federal counterparts.

Each state has its own written constitution, and these documents are often far more elaborate than their federal counterpart.